One of the terms which you will hear a lot if you have recently become pregnant (or are trying to become pregnant) is “Human chorionic gonadotropin.” What is human chorionic gonadotropin? Human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG for short, is a type of glycoprotein hormone which is produced by the pituitary gland of all men and [...]
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HCG Levels by Week
HCG, also known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a hormone which lies within the blood and urine of woman. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a hormone that is used to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant. Once conception occurs and the fertilized egg implants itself into a woman’s uterus, the HCG hormone begins to [...]
